[Hook]
We as Americans, us as a citizen
Gotta protect ourselves, look at how shit has been
We better check ourselves
Livin' up in these streets
Through worse and through better health
Survivin' by any means
We as Americans, us as a citizen
We are samaritans, what do we get us in?
We better check ourselves
Look at how shit has been
Take a look where you live
This is America, and we are Americans

[Hook]
We as Americans, us as a citizen
Gotta protect ourselves, look at how shit has been
We better check ourselves
Livin' up in these streets
Through worse and through better health
Survivin' by any means
We as Americans, us as a citizen
We are samaritans, what do we get us in?
We better check ourselves
Look at how shit has been
Take a look where you live
This is America, and we are Americans

[Hook]
We as Americans, us as a citizen
Gotta protect ourselves, look at how shit has been
We better check ourselves
Livin' up in these streets
Through worse and through better health
Survivin' by any means
We as Americans, us as a citizen
We are samaritans, what do we get us in?
We better check ourselves
Look at how shit has been
Take a look where you live
This is America, and we are Americans

Just as “Mosh”, an earlier track from the same album, the song contains criticism of President Bush. However, his statements didn’t just cause public debate, but led to the Secret Service “looking into the case”, trying to decide if it was a threat against Bush. They soon decided that no action were to be taken, since it was unclear as to which president Em was rapping about in the lines:

Fuck money! I don’t rap for dead presidents
I’d rather see the President {dead}

The song was originally released on the mixtape Straight from the Lab, before it later was included on the Encore Bonus tracklist.

Did Eminem continue to be "gun-ho" about guns?

In his 2008 autobiography “The Way I Am,” Eminem stated outright, “Guns are bad” and elaborated that having lost friends and family to gun violence, he no longer had positive feelings about guns.

How did the line with the president affect Eminem?

After Em rapped:

Fuck money! I don’t rap for dead presidents
I’d rather see the President {dead}

The Secret Service stated that they were “looking into the case”, trying to decide if the lines were to be interpreted as a threat against Bush. They soon decided that no action were to be taken, since it was unclear as to which president the lyrics referred to.